Aaron M. Laing

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Professional Experience

Aaron Laing joined Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt in 2007. He focuses his practice in the areas of land use and litigation. Mr. Laing has significant experience assisting property owners and developers facing a broad range of entitlement issues such as vesting, boundary disputes, SEPA mitigation, rezones and regulatory takings. Mr. Laing is also experienced in real estate, contract and construction litigation. Prior to joining Schwabe, Mr. Laing was an associate with the Seattle office of Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland.

Professional & Community Activities
Mr. Laing is a youth mentor, and soccer coach and player. In 2005, 2008-2010, he was recognized as a Washington Rising Star, which is an annual listing of the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state -- those who are 40 years old or younger, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less.

Languages
Conversant in Spanish

Admitted to Practice
Washington State Courts
United States District Court, Eastern District of Washington
United States District Court, Western District of Washington

Publications
• Comment, "Failure to Accommodate, Discriminatory Intent, and the McDonnell Douglas Framwork: Distinguishing the Analyses of Claims Arising Under Subparts. (A) and (B) of §121129(b)(5) of the ADA. 77 Wash. L. Rev. 913, October 2002
• Co-Author, "Have We Overestimated the Effects of Neoliberalism and Globalization? Some Speculations on the Anomalous Stability of Taxes on Business." The Rise of Neoliberalism and Institutional Analysis. Princeton University Press, 2001

Presentations
• Co-presenter, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt Historic Preservation Seminar, October 2007
• Co-presenter, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt Stormwater Land Development, Spring 2008 - present
• Panelist, Tenth Annual Conference on Land Use in Washington, April 2009

Education
University of Washington School of Law, Juris Doctor degree
University of Washington, Graduate School, Master of Arts degree
University of New Mexico, Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi

Articles
Incenting Low Impact Development
Bellevue Can Help Developers By Giving Lenders Less To Fret About
GMA, Stormwater Rules Work Against Each Other
Buyers Beware
Ways to Preserve Real Estate Project Value in the Down Economy
Keeping Infill Projects Predictable and on Schedule
Old Law Lets Developers Use Old Rules, Thwarting Puget Sound Protection, Critics Charge